e-Resources

Reliable Health Information Web Sites

These sites were picked based on recommendations from the Medical Library Association and the Department of Health and Human Services. Although these Web sites are reliable, and in many cases meet the highest standards of peer-reviewed, science based information, always check with your phycician before making any health care decisions based on something you read online.

Healthfinder (available in Spanish)

Mayo Clinic

National Library of Medicine

New York Online Access to Health (available in Spanish)

National Institutes of Health Info Page

Stanford Health Library

Medline Plus (available in Spanish)

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (some articles in Spanish)

American Heart Association (available in Spanish)

CDC Health Topics

National Cancer Institute

Administration on Aging (available in several languages)

National Institute on Aging

Kids Health

Men's Health

Women's Health

Halifax Regional Health System Health Information Library

Local Resources of interest

Southeastern Virginia Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association

Halifax County Cancer Association

Halifax County-South Boston Public Library System